“Sometimes I see pictures and think ‘Yeah, it didn’t work out the way I intended it to!'”

Mischa’s featured in a one page article inside the June 2010 issue of Asos magazine. The quotes are brand new and most notably mention that Mischa is designing a jewellery collection to coincide with her successful handbag line. Accessories seem to be her thing so hopefully we’ll get some more information on that shortly. Great to see Mischa Barton: The Brand expanding more and more Thanks to Chuckia for the tip!

“I’m off the hippie shit for summer. My style now is preppy and laid-back.”

Real, Rocking, Rebellious – 24 year old actress is the star of the new PHILIPP PLEIN campaign, demonstrating her true beauty, representing an unique, luxurious and contemporary Rock ´n` Roll style. The campaign shooting took place in Los Angeles at legendary James Goldstein Mansion, built by famous architect John Lautner in the 1960´s in the Hollywood Hills. For the day four different locations were planned, presenting Mischa Barton in the style of Brigit Bardot with big hair, strong black make-up on the eyes and nude on the face as a glamorous and sexy Rock `n´ Roll Diva.

“Being in the limelight for a young and beautiful girl, the looks of course always get a lot of attention, Mischa Barton got a lot and learned to live with her fame. For me it was the big challenge to again show her as a Diva, a Rock ´n` Roll Goddess”, explains Philipp Plein. The campaign will be seen in international issues of top fashion magazines worldwide.

Check out this video interview of Mischa at the Rosa Clara event. She talks about bringing her handbag collection over to the US and also developing a docu-series to go along with the launch involving her life and her friends in fashion. Exciting stuff!! Thanks to Maz for the tip.

Check out this video from the Bhopal: Prayer for Rain set. The video features information and interviews dealing with the actual gas tragedy. Then towards the end both Mischa and Martin Sheen are interviewed about the film and we get a little glimpse at Mischa filming a scene. Thanks to Maz!

Movie accused of glossing over role of US company in Indian toxic gas disaster

A film starring top Hollywood actors that dramatises the Bhopal gas disaster has been criticised by campaigners and participants in the tragedy for misrepresenting individuals and the facts.

Bhopal: A Prayer for Rain is due for release this autumn with Mischa Barton and Martin Sheen in leading roles.

Shot largely in India, it portrays the events around the world’s worst industrial accident, in which clouds of toxic gas escaped from a chemical plant run by a part-owned subsidiary of American company Union Carbide.

More than 8,000 people, mainly living in slums around the plant, died immediately when the gas leaked shortly after midnight on 3 December 1984. At least 25,000 others are estimated to have died over subsequent years and many more continue to suffer today.

Ravi Kumar, the writer and director, said the film was “a dramatisation, inspired by real events.

“There are 18- and 19-year-olds across India and across the world who have never heard of Bhopal. I could have made a four-hour documentary that no one would have seen.

“This way a whole new generation will learn about what happened and a whole series of very important and relevant questions can be discussed,” said Kumar, a London-based paediatrician who has raised more than $5m from Indian private backers for the project.

Sheen plays Warren Anderson, the chief executive of Union Carbide, headquartered in Danbury, Connecticut. Barton plays Eva Gascon, a fictitious reporter from Paris-Match who learns of the problems at the plant from a local journalist but decides not to publish a story.

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Morgan J. Freeman’s (emphasis on the J) psychological horror flick Homecoming hits home video this week, and to celebrate this auspicious event, star Mischa Barton sat down to give her two cents on the murderous proceedings!

Homecoming available on DVD today!!

Q: In Homecoming you play “Shelby,” a young woman who develops an unhealthy obsession with her ex-boyfriend. What attracted you to the role?

Mischa Barton: Though I’ve done my share of thrillers, I was attracted to the script and the character because I’d previously been on the receiving end of crazy rather than actually portraying it, so it was a lot of fun embracing Shelby’s warped perspective.

Q: Homecoming has been described as “Misery for Teens.” Had you seen Kathy Bates’ performance in Misery prior to shooting? What was your inspiration, and how did you prepare for the role?

MB: Kathy Bates is a phenomenal actress, and I found her performance inspiring well in advance of reading the Homecoming script. Though I didn’t channel Annie Wilkes for Shelby, I just tried to make myself vulnerable to the point of being overcome with jealousy, so much so that that Shelby’s vengeance seemed normal behavior from a first-person perspective.

Q: You were in freezing cold temperatures in the middle of Pennsylvania during the filming of Homecoming. How hard was it to film those scenes?

MB: I think that when playing a character so sadistic, any climate can be a challenge, but since Shelby is so cold-hearted, the freezing temperature kind of lent itself to getting more in tune with the character.

Q: Regarding the axe-wielding scene in Homecoming — Do you have any amusing anecdotes of filming that and other scenes with co-stars Jessica Stroup and Matt Long?

MB: For the axe-wielding scene I couldn’t help but think of Jack Nicholson in The Shining. This role is certainly not as classic, but it was fun and almost empowering even though I was scared to death of hurting the others, or myself, for that matter. Kind of ironic, since they (Stroup and Long) were the ones who were supposed to be afraid.

Q: From The Sixth Sense to Homecoming, you have starred in a lot of dark thrillers. What are your personal favorite films and performances from this genre?

MB: I’d be remiss if I didn’t single out Haley Joel Osment, with whom I had the pleasure of working on The Sixth Sense. Especially upon reflection, it’s amazing what he was able to tap into at such a young age. I think the genre itself is so entertaining – both to film and watch – because there are so many levels of fear that a performer or audience can tap into. Thrillers can go from one extreme to the other – camp to realistic – but either way they’re fun. My personal favorites are those that are scary and suspenseful without the gore.

Q: You most recently guest-starred on “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.” What do you have coming up next?

MB: “SVU” is my favorite show so when the opportunity presented itself, I jumped at the chance. It was fun to return to NYC, as well. As for what’s next, I’ve yet to decide on my next role, but I am about to launch the new season of my handbag line in the UK and am very excited since they’ve been so well received.

Current Projects

Bhopal: A Prayer for Rain (2014)Awaiting release
The story follows a young rickshaw-puller in Bhopal who gets a menial job at a chemical plant,
but in December of 1984 a chemical spill in India takes the lives of almost 15,000 people and
injuring more than 100,000. The film follows how the industrial disaster in the city changes
his life and those of others. Inspired by real events.

L.A. Slasher (2014)Awaiting release
"L.A SLASHER" is a stylish horror movie based in the dark heart of Los Angeles. The city is in turmoil as one by one
various ‘reality stars’ go missing and are subjected to brutal mutilation in twisted comparisons to their claims to fame.

American Beach House (2014)Post-production
What happens when six lucky strangers, three handsome young guys and three beautiful sexy young women,
from all over the world, win a random contest-- an all expenses paid trip to an amazing beach house
in glamorous Malibu, California, thanks to a big internet company--only to discover they have to share it with each other.

Mining for Ruby (2014)Post-production
Jonathan is a widower dealing with his continued depression as he falls for Ruby, a passionate environmental
engineering grad student with a troubled past, who is embroiled in a poisonous waste controversy.

Beyond Justice (2014)Post-production
A young criminal defense attorney struggles with a homicide case that is not as cut and dry as it appears while battling a
drinking habit. The story goes beyond the lives of those directly related to the case and shines a much needed
spotlight on the horrific world of human trafficking in the United States.

Zombie Killers: Elephant's Graveyard Post-production
The rural town of Elwood is a "bubble" against the backdrop of a suspected global infection that has apparently destroyed civilization. A small band of young adults
are all that keeps the town safe while patrolling the fence line that locks the residents inside. There is something wrong with the town as something
worse than what's outside the fence closes in on its residents.

Starcrossed (2014) Post-production
A struggling writer meets a mysterious woman and over the course of one remarkable night discovers what love is. A struggling writer meets a mysterious woman and over the course of one remarkable night discovers what love is.

Kickback (2014)Pre-production
Based on a true story. A renegade Moscow detective, Ivanov defies government pressure and investigates the assassination
of a maverick war reporter. However, he becomes embroiled in a web of counter espionage involving chemical warfare, an
untraceable gun,an overdue library book, a disappeared daughter and the assassination of the Russian president.

Butterfly Love (2014)Pre-production
Emma, an American girl aspiring to become a sculptor, is struggling between her job as a waitress and a failing relationship with her wealthy boyfriend,
Jefrey. She soon shares a mutual physical attraction with Jean-Pierre, an unsuccessful French painter working in an antique shop. But Emma's strange
behavior, characterized by tormenting and unexplained panic attacks, jeopardizes both Jean-Pierre's and her life at times.

Knockout (2015)Pre-production
A young woman, distraught from witnessing the murder of her parents as a child, develops her own unique martial art
by playing video games. It's because of this she suddenly finds herself embroiled in the world of underground fighting.